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Recommendation to conduct a public hearing on the Resolution of Necessity to determine the public interest and necessity for acquiring and authorizing the condemnation of a portion of real property at
6265 East Second Street, a portion of Assessor Parcel Numbers 7242-021-002 and 7242-021-003, including easements and improvements for the Pacific Coast Highway/Second Street Improvement Project;
Receive testimony from staff and property owner(s) with interest in the property (if required written requests to be heard have been received); and
Adopt Resolution of Necessity making the findings required by law, including determining the public interest and necessity for acquiring, and authorizing the condemnation of a portion of certain real property within the City of Long Beach for the Pacific Coast Highway/Second Street Improvement Project. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The PCH/2nd Street Improvement Project (Project) is a result of areawide traffic improvement measures identified in the Marina Shores Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the City of Long Beach in 1998. The Marina Shores project is located at Pacific Coast Highway and Studebaker Road, just south of the Project. As part of the EIR, it was determined that the intersection of PCH and 2nd Street was operating at a deficient level of service and that a widening project to provide additional southbound traffic lanes on PCH will not only mitigate the development's impact, but will provide significant traffic flow benefits. City Council approved funding for these improvements through the Traffic Mitigation Program and the Department of Public Works has been working with the California Department of Transportation to design and implement improvements to the intersection. On June 21, 2007, the Planning Commission certified Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ND-25-07 for the Project. City Council has been provided with a copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (Exhibit A) concurrent with this s...
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